March 31, 2008

I'm really liking these carved stone sculptures from antonio valverde. The forms feel so primal and seed like and I love the beautiful crafting of the stone itself. The textures achieved are so particular to this process, testaments to the physicality it takes to manipulate such an unyielding material. So very nice!

Good morning beautiful illustrations by linn olofsdotter. Hello stunning line work and color. Happy to know there is such beauty out there in the world on this cold, sleety morning. Happy and all the better because of these amazing drawings!

I love a good sketchbook and this one from craig atkinson is top of the heap as far as I'm concerned. I love his eye, the wonderful, raw technique of the drawings and collages, and oh yes, the smart, fresh color he uses. Perfection.

March 30, 2008

These paintings/assemblages by joachim grommek are pretty wonderful. I love their fabulous color and the fact that their construction is revealed so openly. There's a confident transparency here. No covering up of process or making it something it is not. I love these.

These mixed media illustrations by inca pan are just remarkable. There's such a strong narrative at play here, which for me more so than most drawings, seems to be demanding the medium choices in the work. I feel a real urgency in this work, an energy that is captured so skillfully through technique and style. Amazing line work, lovely watercolor technique, collage, color sense, whimsy, danger. Oh yes, this work is pretty remarkable indeed.

March 29, 2008

Here are some quiet, mysterious paintings from stephen brandes. I love their color palettes and the softness of the rendering of the paintings. Plus the outlined words and geometric motifs sneaking through the mist are just fabulous, nudging you to pay attention them too. Mm, I really like this work.

These are wonderful drawings from caitlin kuhwald. I love the character of the animals she's depicting as well as the playful yet very skilled hand they are rendered with. They're really quite wonderful.

I'm really liking these wonderful embroidery pieces by narangkar glover. They are so beautifully made and a compelling, fresh take on the study of color. Plus I love their impact graphically, so simple and bold. They're so, so nice.

March 28, 2008

It's cold and snowy here today...in Portland...in March. Weirdness. Anyway, given the fact that it feels like winter all over again, I find myself drawn to these amazing decollages by janet jones. I love how icy and gritty and dirty white they are, very urban, very real. I'm also enamored with tiny text phrases emerging here and there. They're so very lovely indeed!